Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Other theft 44.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stockton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deneside , and the 838th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stockton Road (SR7 0NT) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Deneside average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockton Road (SR7 0NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chipchase Court, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterworks Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stockton Road area

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